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| Thread ID: 54291 | 2005-02-08 21:38:00 | FSB Vs CPU | ramu (726) | Press F1 |
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| 322757 | 2005-02-08 21:38:00 | Many MBs with a 800 FSB chipset, it seems are generally suitable for Intel P 4 CPUs while those suitable for AMD CPUs are nowhere neat that FSB. What is the real catch behind this FSB stuff. As far as I've understood, the chipset in a MB with high FSB speeds up the data transfer. If this is correct, how does that coincide with a low speed chipset. So what is the use of buying a high speed CPU and put that in a MB with a low FSB chipset. This has confused me a great lot recently as I have been thinking of upgrading my PC to a high speed CPU. MBs with 800 FSB that support HT are available for under $150 nowadays but to buy an intel P4 CPU, we have to pay a lot. It seems AMD is not much worried about the FSB issue but more focussed on the speed of their CPUs. Is this true and if so, is there any reason behind this. |
ramu (726) | ||
| 322758 | 2005-02-08 23:51:00 | Have you not looked at Athlon 64 motherboards which are 800 MHz too ? With the Althon 64 and co. using hypertransport tech then the FSB doesn't matter. A discussion about it here (www.computing.net) |
gibler (49) | ||
| 322759 | 2005-02-09 04:36:00 | Hi Gibler So many thanks for the excellent reply. The info from the discussion is a new knowledge for me but it is confusing too. More lanes are opened to minimise the congestion but not actually the speed! |
ramu (726) | ||
| 322760 | 2005-02-09 05:18:00 | Hi Ramu, If you want to have a very good read about this subject look at this article on SysAdmin that details the architecture. (www.samag.com) It is primarily aimed at the Opteron, but they are very similar to the newer 939 socket Athlon 64's. Hopefully it will help you get a handle on the problem ;) Cheers Si |
Simply_Si (354) | ||
| 322761 | 2005-02-10 04:18:00 | I will do what you said. Thanks Si. | ramu (726) | ||
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